Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server: A fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers starting out with MCMS 2002 (Paperback)

~ Lim Mei Ying (Author), Joel Ward (Author), Stefan Gosner (Author)
Key Phrases: connected postings, aspx template file, site stager, Visual Studio, Site Manager, Authoring Connector (more...)

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Product Description

A fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers starting out with MCMS 2002

• Learn directly from recognized community experts
• Rapid developer level tutorials build logically through out the book
• Develops a feature rich custom site incrementally
• Tips and Tricks from developer newsgroups and online communities

In Detail Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 is a dynamic web publishing system with which you can build websites quickly and cost-efficiently. MCMS provides the administration, authoring, and data management functionality, and you provide the website interface, logic, and workflow. Once your website is up and running, your content contributors can add and edit content on their own, without the need to work with developers or the IT department.

First time developers of Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 face a relatively steep learning curve. Not only are they expected to be conversant in the Microsoft .NET Framework, they are also required to be familiar with the concepts of MCMS 2002.

Many beginners to MCMS start out by looking at the example site that ships with the product; tweaking it, dissecting it and turning it inside out using the obscure code comments as markers. However, when it comes to starting their own website from scratch, many are baffled ? where do they begin?

This book exists to answer that question; teaching the essential concepts of MCMS 2002 in a clear, straightforward and practical manner.

Containing answers to some of the most asked questions in developer newsgroups, this book is a treasure trove of tricks and tips for solving the problems faced by MCMS developers.

This is a unique resource focused exclusively on the needs of developers using MCMS. It doesn?t waste time and pages on user or administrator level information that is well covered in other documentation. It?s a distillation of practical experience that developers need to get results, fast. The authors carefully structured example project complements and extends the knowledge gained from an initial look at the examples that ship with MCMS.

What you will learn from this book?

• The basic concepts of MCMS
• Preparing, installing and configuring MCMS and its supporting technologies
• Creating an MCMS website from scratch
• Creating and debugging templates files and channel rendering scripts
• Working with dynamic navigation
• Establishing user roles and rights
• Authoring with MCMS and improving the authoring experience
• Understanding and customizing workflow
• Working with the Publishing API
• Site deployment techniques
• Enhancing your site's performance with caching

Approach

Years of active participation in MCMS newsgroups and mailing lists mean that the authors? hard-won experience puts them in the ideal position to tell you what you really need to know to master the system.

An example site is developed throughout the book, at every point providing clear and practical demonstrations of the relevant ideas. Once you have mastered the basics, the book leads you onto more advanced and powerful techniques, allowing you to get the most from this awesome system.

Who this book is written for?

This book is written for developers who are part of a dynamic organization that has decided to evaluate or deploy MCMS and require the skills to make it happen.The book presumes a working knowledge of the .NET Framework and familiarity with the C# language, but no prior knowledge of MCMS is required. To use this book, you will need access to Visual Studio. NET 2002 or 2003, SQL Server 2000, and an installation of MCMS 2002.

This book is not aimed at the specific information needs of administrators or users of MCMS.

From the Publisher

Years of active participation in MCMS newsgroups and mailing lists mean that the authors’ hard-won experience puts them in the ideal position to tell you what you really need to know to master the system.

An example site is developed throughout the book, at every point providing clear and practical demonstrations of the relevant ideas. Once you have mastered the basics, the book leads you onto more advanced and powerful techniques, allowing you to get the most from this awesome system.

This book is written for developers who are part of a dynamic organization that has decided to evaluate or deploy MCMS and require the skills to make it happen.The book presumes a working knowledge of the .NET Framework and familiarity with the C# language, but no prior knowledge of MCMS is required. To use this book, you will need access to Visual Studio. NET 2002 or 2003, SQL Server 2000, and an installation of MCMS 2002.

This book is not aimed at the specific information needs of administrators or users of MCMS.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 660 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (January 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904811167
• ISBN-13: 978-1904811169
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,103,308 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book! Best book to date on Microsoft CMS., April 21, 2005

By	Varad Arasanipaalai (MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Book is laid out very well. Plenty of practical examples which you can try as you read the book and implement a demo site. Goes far beyond any other book in explaining the CMS PAPI (Publishing API). Only grouse: It is written in C# which seems to be the norm for most CMS sites but in my implementation I use VB.Net although translating to vb.net is very easy.
I've interacted with the Authors (Stefan Gossner and Mei Ying) through the microsoft.public.cmserver.general news group for several of my problems and they are very knowledgable in the CMS product. I dont know them personally though! If you want to learn CMS2002 in detail this book is worth the buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, November 17, 2005

By	Mayura Samarasinghe "sftwreeng" (sftwreeng) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book, which would help you start out with no experience in MCMS. The book has all the examples that you need to perform basic tasks and as well as complicated tasks. This book is straightforward and extremely helpful in tapping into both the Publishing API and as well as Deployment API.
Even if your experience is short, this book will help you starting out with installing, creating templates(explains them pretty well),establishing placeholders, creating postings, and everything else that you need to know to start and continue to work in MCMS. So far this is the best starter book that I have found. I also bought the Advanced MCMS book based on the positive experience that I had with this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The One True Book, September 9, 2005

By	M. Mahacek - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Using code samples from this book, I was able to make our CMS deployment (my first foray into .NET programming) in less than a month. This book includes some great controls that are necessary for good site design and maintenance, and has an excellent breakdown of base control properties. There's plenty in here to get one started with CMS design.
I'm very much looking forward to the sequel to this book in Nov 2005.